Download
Downloading
The installation files are distributed in several packages in order to facilitate the transfers and the choice of the components of your interest.
Prerequisite : Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Please consult the installation
procedure before downloading files!
For those who do not want to download the installation files, the SAP sell AstroCD N°3. Among many other astronomy resources this CD-ROM includes the program version 2.42, the TYCHO catalogue (1' 058' 332 stars to magnitude 11.5), the TYCHO INPUT (3' 154' 204 stars to magnitude 12.1) and all the index to search in GC, HD, SAO, BD, CD, CPD catalogues. Please use the contact from the link above for order or other information.
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The "Complete package" and the Virtual Moon Atlas is also available on the Deepsky 2003 CDrom. |
For the details of each catalogue and how to obtain additional
information please consult the catalogues
descriptions.
For some file you have the choice to use HTTP or
FTP, select your preferred option. Many thanks to Funet and CuraNet to
provide a mirror for the most demanded files.
Don't use your web browser to download large file. As a download
software, I recommand to you Star
Downloader or LeechFTP
. They offers greater security for big files downloading and can come back
to interrupted sessions, this let you to split a download if you want.
More, they're free ! Star Downloader integrate with your browser. To use
LeechFtp you must just start the program and choose the "Tools-URL
Snatcher". And now, all the copied URL copied in the clipboard will be
downloaded (use mouse right button on the below links)
| Last software version and basic options : | ||
| 3.9 Mb Sep 27 2002 |
Complete program version 2.75, Bright Stars Cat (9096 stars to magnitude 6.5), 10'000 nebulae from SAC 7.2, elements of planets, comets and asteroids. (Note : this elements are distributed with permission from CBAT. Please refresh regularly updated version using the "Online Resources" program menu.) | |
| Languages |
Translation in all other language. English and French are include with the basic software. | |
| Additional textures | Additional star or planetary texture. | |
| 0.5 Mb Nov 14 1999 |
Positions of the satellites of Mars,Jupiter,Saturn and Uranus
between 1997 and 2020. Precision : 0.5 arcsec. | |
| Planetary
Satellites, High Precision |
1.3 Mb Sep 3 2000 |
High precision positions of the satellites of Mars,Jupiter,Saturn and Uranus between 1995 and 2020. |
| Planets high precision | 0.3 Mb Nov 26 2001 |
High precision position of the planets for the period 1800 - 2100 using the methode Series96. |
| 0.4 Mb May 8 2002 |
DLL and header files required to use RealSky or DSS CD-rom | |
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0.5Mb |
Plot the Milky Way to the chart. | |
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1.8 Mb |
Eclipses parameters for the period -2000 ŕ +3000 to be used with the calendar function. | |
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0.3 Mb Apr 13 2002 |
Plugin for Meade telescopes. Can be used with LX200, Autostar,
Magellan I/II and other systems using the LX200 protocol. Include a correction for the Autostar. |
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0.4 Mb |
Plugin for Tangent type encoders. Can be used with encoder interface box using the Tangent protocol like the Ouranos, AAM or NGC-MAX box. | |
| ASCOM Plugin v1.2 | 0.3 Mb Apr 13 2002 |
Plugin for all telescope supported by the ASCOM platform. You also need to install the latest version available from http://ascom-standards.org/ |
| 15 Mb Sep 27 2002 |
Group the following install files : All the above package and the nebulae and Sky2000 V3 catalog, and the utility programs. | |
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Updates : | ||
| Version 2.61 to 2.75 update | 3.1 Mb Sep 27 2002 |
Use this file to upgrade to the latest version only if you
already install the version 2.61. User of earlier version must reinstall the basic package. |
| Version 2.7 to 2.75 update | 2 Mb Sep 27 2002 |
Use this file to upgrade to the latest version only if you already install the version 2.7, 2.71, 2.72, 2.73 or 2.74. |
| Additional catalogues: | ||
| 4.7 Mb 12 dec 2002 |
Hipparcos catalog : 118'000 stars to magnitude 8.5. | |
| 6.1 Mb Oct 24 2000 |
Master Stars Catalog version 3 : 300' 000 stars to magnitude 9. | |
| 14 Mb Apr 4 2000 |
900'000 stars from Tycho-2 catalog to magnitude 11.0 Require Cartes du Ciel version 2.5 Use this catalog in preference to Tycho-1 or Tycho Input for its better precision. | |
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26 Mb Apr 4 2000 |
1'600'000 stars from Tycho-2 catalog between magnitude 11 and
12. Require Tycho-2 Part1 be installed first. |
| 1.9 Mb Nov 26 2001 |
68'179 variable stars from GCVS, NSV and EVS | |
| 2.8 Mb Sep 27 2002 |
83'211 multiple stars from WDS 2001, new version including a corrected search index. | |
| 1 Mb Apr 15 2000 |
40'000 nebulae from 6 catalogs (NGC+IC,LBN,RC3,OCL,GCM,GPN).
Equivalent to the catalog include to the base version up to version 2.44 | |
| 5.2 Mb Apr 1 2000 |
193'898 galaxies from PGC1999 catalog. See also the ASG page below for 1 million galaxies catalog. | |
| Additional catalogues | Mar 21 2001 | Additional external catalogues ready to import. |
| ASG Catalog page |
This page contain new or updated catalog for use with Cartes du
Ciel. | |
| Search Index | ||
| SAO | 1.7 Mb Sep 22 1999 |
Index to search by Smithsosian Astrophysical Observatory SAO number |
| BD | 3.2 Mb Sep 22 1999 |
Index to search by Bonner Durchmusterung and Southern Durchmusterung BD number |
| CD | 4 Mb Sep 22 1999 |
Index to search by Cordoba Durchmusterung CD number |
| CPD | 3 Mb Sep 22 1999 |
Index to search by Cape Photographic Durchmusterung CPD number |
| HD | 2.8 Mb Sep 22 1999 |
Index to search by Henry Draper catalog number including extentions. |
| GC | 0.4 Mb Sep 22 1999 |
Index to search by Boss General Catalog GC number |
| Calendar |
657Kb |
Install this file to use the calendar feature as an independent program. |
| CatGen 1.3 | 610Kb Sep 27 2002 |
Generate new catalog by yourself with this tool. Can be used with almost any catalog text file available from the CDS or ADC. Now include the help file! |
| Constellation figure modification program | 338 Kb June 24 2001 |
Program to modify the constellation figure lines. |
| TLE download | 485 Kb June 15 2002 |
A program by Christopher Welfare to simpify the update of
artificial satellites TLE files. This program is run from the "TLE
download" button in the calendar. If you don't already install the Visual Basic 6.0 runtime you also need this file: VBRun60sp5.exe (1Mb). In the case you receive an error message about msinet.ocx you can get it here. |
| Old catalogs now obsolete | ||
| Obsolete | Tycho and Tycho Input catalog | |
| Original
catalogues conversion utilities : You may use this programs to convert original catalogue files for use with "Sky Charts" Please read the following note containing more information on how to install this catalogs. This programs are intended only if you already own the original catalog to avoid you have to download another version. If this is not the case I suggest you download the smallest binary version for Tycho-2, Tycho, Tycho Input from this page or GSC Compact. | ||
| Tycho | 250 Kb Sep 22 1999 |
1' 058' 332 stars to magnitude 11.5 Catalogue I/239 (103 Mb gziped) Required file : tyc_main.dat in Unix format (without CR) |
| 171 Kb Apr 1 2000 |
Tycho-2 catalog 2'557'501 stars to magnitude 12 CDrom Tycho-2 or download : Tycho-2 ou CDS Required files : catalog.dat, suppl_1.dat, index.dat in DOS format. Require Cartes du Ciel version 2.5 | |
| Tycho Input | 250 Kb Sep 22 1999 |
3' 154' 204 stars to magnitude 12.1 Catalogue I/197A (51 Mb compressed) Required files : tic1 , tic2 , tic3 , tic4 in Unix format (without CR) |
| 299 Kb Apr 24 2001 |
19'000'000 stars to magnitude 15 | |
| Windows 95 bug : | ||
| If you run Windows 95 or Windows 98 and you receive a
message about a missing export OLEAUT32.DLL:VarNot, please install
the dcom update from Microsoft: for Windows 98: http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom98/dcom1_3.asp for Windows 95: http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom95/dcom1_3.asp | ||
| If you have an old copy of the COMCTL32.DLL in \windows\system (file older than 08/24/96) you must upgrade it to the newest version from Microsoft. | ||
| msvcrt.dll | The file MSVCRT.DLL may be missing from older Windows 95 installation. You can install it using this file. | |
| riched20.dll | 280 Kb | This file is requiered to fix the RichEdit line
insertion error. Download this one if you don't have this file in your Windows System directory. (the file is normally shipped with MS Office 97, MS Internet Explorer 4.0, MS Windows NT 4.0). Please do not replace an existing file. |
| If your computer froze when using "Cartes du Ciel" this is most likely due to your graphic card driver. Try to use a standard VGA mode, reduce graphic acceleration or install a new driver version. There is to much different material and I cannot maintain a list of problem specific to each one. | ||
Since
1999-09-22